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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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